oversentence

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To issue a sentence that is harsher than necessary. transitive
    — The United States currently incarcerates more people than any other country in the world, according to the Population Reference Bureau. John C. Jeffries Jr., today’s morning lecturer, will propose ways to combat a prison system that often “oversentences and overpunishes.”

词形变化

oversentences present,singular,third-person oversentencing participle,present oversentenced participle,past oversentenced past

词源

From over- + sentence.
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